Herbies Stay

Location: 97 Shaftesbury Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, gb

Star Rating: 8.7 Stars

Property Type: Apartments

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Check-out: 11:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Family rooms
• Non-smoking throughout
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Invoice provided
• Free wired internet
• Self parking (surcharge)
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Internet access
• Covered parking
• Beach club nearby (surcharge)
• Beach toys

Rooms Available

• Three-Bedroom Apartment

  Guests can make meals in the kitchen that features a refrigerator, an oven, a microwave and an electric kettle. The apartment features a washing machine, a private entrance, a seating area, a flat-screen TV with streaming services, as well as garden views. The unit has 4 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 6 (6 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Hair dryer
  • Kitchenette
  • Refrigerator
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Microwave
  • Washing machine
  • Video
  • Heating
  • Dressing room
  • Kitchen
  • Additional toilet
  • Private entrance
  • Sofa
  • Alarm clock
  • Dining area
  • Electric kettle
  • Tumble dryer
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Oven
  • Cleaning products
  • Private apartment in building
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Sofa bed
  • Trash cans
  • Wine glasses
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Smoke alarm
  • Carbon monoxide detector

Guest Reviews

• Ameeta (10/5): Exactly - Cleanliness - spacious, 3 rooms
• Lisa (10/5): Loved our stay will be back 💓 - Very clean, beds comfortable and host very friendly, look forward to staying again 💓
• Catherine (10/5): Great value for money, cleanliness was exceptional, which was very important to us. - Politeness and friendliness, very efficient. Great location, spotlessly clean apartment, bigger than expectations and we were very happy with the area. The shop downstairs was convenient for snacks etc. All in all, a great place to stay. Nothing
• Mariem (1/5): Very rude host- wouldn't recommend - Very rude host, took a long time to reply to my messages and wouldn't answer my phonecall. When I communicated this when check in was due he told me "you need to learn patience", then cancelled my reservation an hour after check in was due. Told me to cancel via booking.com as he knew it wasn't refundable at this point, because he refused to cancel it. So I had to go through booking.com to get a replacement emergency accommodation for the same day. Never experienced this before. Don't recommend.
• Yuko (5/5): -
• Ildiko (7/5): The owner was very helpful, we were allowed to keep our luggage in his shop. The flat is clean but there is no table. - The owner was very helpful and flexible.We were allowed to keep our luggage in the shop below the flat before checking in and also after checking out so we could explore the city freely. Also the flat was modern, bright and clean. The facilities weren’t the best. There is no table in the flat only a bar table in the kitchen. We are a family of four and weren’t able to sit down anywhere to eat our breakfast or dinner. There weren’t enough towels provided (but we got it the next day when we asked for them from the owner) The hairdryer started smoking and switched off suddenly. No tissues. The fridge is very tiny.
• Victoria (10/5): -
• Getrude (9/5): -
• Josephine (8/5): Would definitely stay again - Beautiful little touches like making sure the heating was on for our arrival was greatly appreciated, as well as free change of the thermostat! Beds extremely comfy, only 1 room without a TV. Newly decorated, stocked essentials in the kitchen. Beautiful shower with good water pressure. Cute location, felt homely and welcoming. Would stay again Shower has a tendency to flood the bathroom a little. Think this is more a finesse of where to place the shower curtain thing. Sofa VERY uncomfortable. Like sitting on a box, couldn’t really sit together as a family.
• roberts (10/5): - Very homely and welcoming, clean and tidy, free wifi, nice to see fresh towels. We would definitely stay again.
• sharon (10/5): Pleasant stay - Really nice flat cozy and warm clean and plenty of cups and glasses and kitchen utensils would definitely stay again and recommend others Nothing everything is great
• Gibbons (10/5): Nice cosy relaxing property - Spacious clean warm property and TV in every room which the kids appreciated. The heating was on when we arrived which made the property cosy and warm.
• Michelle (8/5): Great space nice and clean worth the money - Nice and clean. Loads of room 🙂
• Richard (10/5): - The place very clean
• Gillian (7/5): -
• Josh (10/5): - The property was very tidy and had a great range of facilities to use. Very spacious and trendy inside. Very good communication in terms of checking in and checking out….Didnt feel like we was rushed out of the property on check out day which was refreshing.
• Abdurrazaqh (7/5): -
• Mickaela (10/5): -
• Katie (10/5): -
• Jonathan (9/5): Perfect for my needs. Easy to find, good location and plenty of space - Easy process to collect keys from host
• sharon (10/5): - Had a great stay Nothing
• scott (8/5): - Location and great value Very hot until late and then temperature dropped through the nights, duvets didn't keep U warm it would be nice to have at least 1 double bed that's not pushed together
• Kylie (9/5): We had a great stay - Great location, great size bedrooms. Perfect for a couple of nights away Minor little thing, would have been nice to have some tea, coffee, sugar available but shop is just downstairs, so wasn’t a problem
• Emma (8/5): Great self contained accommodation in a good location for all area activities, great value too. - A spacious flat with all utilities needed. Heating on for a warm welcome, clean, linen provided, WiFi, fully accessible TV’s in bedrooms too. Off road parking, what’s not to love. Nothing not to like
• Angela (9/5): Good value, clean and comfortable - Great value. Spotlessly clean. Comfortable, had everything we needed for a short stay.
• Louise-Amy (10/5): Absolutely great all round. We will be back. - Great communication. Very handy being above the shop for any little bits we needed. Nothing, everything was absolutely great.
• Debra (9/5): - Visiting family .Very comfortable 3 bedroom flat over a shop . Well located for seafront. Would return
• Maggie (8/5): - The property was very spacious. The stairs were a little steep.
• Anisah (10/5): -
• Ruth (10/5): Excellent space.would def recommend - Spacious. Quiet.
• Emma (3/5): - overall rooms were nice cleanliness was terrible dust everywhere dirty cutlery dirty oven cobwebs all over the ceiling lights had to deep clean everywhere due to daughter having asthma hallway light wouldn't stop going off no clean linen on beds hair all in the beds parking wasn't ideal
• Margaret (9/5): As described, would stay again - The property was very clean and tidy. Easy to pick up and drop off the keys from the shop below. Milk left in the fridge. Heating was easy to use. Lounge area very small, ok for three of us to relax in but would be a squeeze for 6!
• Helen (8/5): Lovely spacious apartment in great location. Would recommend for short stays - Great location large bedrooms with large comfortable beds It was a shame there was no table or chairs to sit and eat at, this was ok for us as we just had two night stay and were all adults however this would have been a bit more challenging had we stayed as a family with children.
• Steve (10/5): -
• MR T E DA’SILVA (10/5): -
• barry (9/5): -
• Entwistle (8/5): 5 grandsons road trip. - Location and bedroom sizes were great. Having the extra toilet was a bonus, especially in the morning. Beds were reasonably comfortable. The park across the road is wonderful and a lovely alternative to the seafront. Sofa in lounge was very uncomfortable and sagging. Not enough crockery I.e.,breakfast bowls for breakfast. Previous occupants bits and pieces in drawers and food cupboards. Fridge freezer not emptied. Had to retrieve something from underneath the bed and it had not been cleaned underneath for a long time. Had bath towels but no hand towels. No bathmat for the floor. Inside bath was very slippy needed a mat in there too. Parking could be a bit hit and miss. Shame there's no designated parking space available.
• debbie (8/5): Lovely apartment - Lovely location, near the venue were we had a wedding to go to, roslin beach hotel, very quiet has everything you needed for a weekend stay in the apartment, room were very spacious and clean and pick up and dropped of keys from the premier shop that it's on under the apartment was easy, As there were 6 of us and it was advertised that there was a sofa bed, we thought that everyone would have their own sleeping space as there were 2 single people in our group of 6 but as it turned out THERE IS NO SOFA BED AS ADVERTISED but we was there for 1 night only and got over it,
• Rachel (7/5): Perfect location for the beach, quiet area, comfortable beds. - The proximity to the beach was excellent and the beds were very comfortable. The blinds were so dusty my husband cleaned them,there was food left in the freezer and a half bottle of water left. Parking was a bit of an issue as there isn’t a designated space at the property. We managed to hire a driveway near by.
• Peter (8/5): Good apartment and great short break - Great location and good facilities within the apartment. Everything you need for a break away. Some areas of the apartment could have been cleaned better. Previous occupants left food in fridge that I would have liked to have been removed before checking in
• Jonathan (10/5): Excellent family beachfront stay. Would recommend. - Superb location and a really great base for a family break. Getting the keys was easy, the owners were friendly and responsive (even giving us extra soap and tea towels when we ran out), and extremely comfortable beds. The flat is nicely decorated and maintained, and being literally over a shop was very convenient. We and the kids loved it, will definitely return if we come back to Southend. Most of the roads around Herbies have free parking, but there technically isn’t free parking on site as advertised. We were always able to find a space within 1-2 minutes walk though. There is no dining table - as a suggestion it could be worth providing some lap trays as an option.
• Paul (8/5): Ideal location for famliy stay. - A table in the lounge area, few more plates.
• Adnan (4/5): Very stressful and disappointing - It has a good location and space is not bad The host is a disgrace. He will never answer your emails, phone calls or messages. I finally managed to speak to him to ask about keys and parking. He refused to give any information by saying that he will ring on the arrival day and that he doesn't give any information before arrival day..No help at all. On booking.com it says that there's a free private onsite parking. It was a big lie. There's no onsite free parking for the property and you have to find a free parking on streets. Property was very dirty.Spiders everywhere. Big spider webs in the entrance hall, dirty dishes, and cutlery. Hard mattresses and most windows don't open.
• Jessica (5/5): Passable -
• Anjali (10/5): Amazing beachside stay for a group or family. - Very spacious flat, 1.5 bathroom, 3 bedroom, reception room and well equipped kitchen. Very close to beach. Just 2 mins walking.Just above convenience store. Easy access to all necessary needs. It was good
• Jules (10/5): More than we could have hoped for. Simply perfect. - A one night stay to attend a funeral. Reasonably priced for 3 sisters to be able to have a suitablly sized bedroom each. Equipped kitchen and pleasant living room. Clean and decorated to a very good standard with decent wifi, too. We would have loved to have been able to stay longer. What a gem of a place. Apartment layout perfect. We will be checking availability on this place first, next time we travel down to visit family. Lovely view of the park and two minute walk to the sea. The owner of the property contacted me on the day of arrival. I found this very reassuring and he was most obliging when we arrived late due to traffic. Location excellent with convenient parking.
• Erika (10/5): A great location. I’d thoroughly recommend this property. - The accommodation is great and very close to the beach.
• Natasha (8/5): Great weekender for a family - Spacious apartment, clean and has everything you need.Great location, close to the beach and a short bus drive into town. Convenient having the store below.
• Catherine (2/5): Unfortunately it was difficult for us to sleep because there were no duvets. - Excellent location. Spacious rooms. Great hot showers. WiFi worked well. All fans on and windows open. Nice toddler park opposite. The flat is immediately above a newsagents which is convenient. No duvets. Not adequately equipped for catering. No table. Short on bowls, mugs, small plates, everything needed cleaning before use. No tea cloths for drying up. Noisy fan downstairs.
• Vikki (10/5): Exceptional - The layout of the flat was great. The location was fantastic
• Emily (9/5): Superb -
• Kerry (9/5): Superb -
• Jason (10/5): Exceptional -
• Jenni (8/5): Amazing location, fab facilities and lots of space. Would definitely use again and recommend (without Dad) 👍 - Great space, fab rooms and amazing location Just a slight issue with the stairs due to Dads poor mobility. They were very steep but we did manage, carefully.
• Jo (8/5): Great space, fab location and would return - Very spacious and close to places such as the beach! Was really quiet considering it is located above a shop. The overall cleanliness was maybe not the best however didn’t effect use.
• Simon (9/5): Superb -
• Jennifer (6/5): Pleasant stay, but cleanliness could be improved - Good location, the area was quiet and plenty of room in the flat for 4 of us. We were met by the owners to get the key and advised where to park, but it would have been better if we'd been advised where to park prior to check in. The flat wasn't clean for our standards. It was tidy, but toilet hadn't been cleaned, sofa had crisp crumbs all over it and lounge floor needed to be swept by us prior to using it. I appreciate the flat was tidy, but it needs a good dusting, obviously toilets both cleaned, floors vacuumed & flooring rugs washed or replaced.
• Sarah (10/5): Exceptional -
• Sarah (7/5): Two night stay visiting family - Great location, very close to the seafront. Nice and quiet. Beds were comfy and there was lots of hot water for showers. Host was really friendly. Could do with a professional clean. Bathroom, towels and beds were all very clean but the flat generally lacked attention to detail with the cleaning.
• Faith (10/5): Exceptional - Exceptionally clean and a home away from home. No complaints ar all
• V (10/5): Excellent. Added an extra night flexibly. - Flexible and friendly service.
• Frederick (9/5): best of the best - Very comfortable everything is ok
• Sid2022 (6/5): A great place to stay but it needs to be quality checked for broken items before being rented out. - 1. Plenty of rooms to accommodate a large family. 2. Kitchen with microwave, cooker and fridge. 3. Large rooms. 4. TV in each room. 5. The people in the shop below were amazing and super helpful considering they have nothing to do with the rental of the flat above. 1. Upon arrival from over 100 miles away from the location, the last thing you want to be told is there is no onsite parking and you have to find a space on the street. 2. The owner is not very responsive even when asking basic questions like (do you have the WiFi details sent as a message) I didn't get a response back. 3. Paid just less than £200 for a days stay, I would have expected at least a parking spot. 4. There are 2 toilets and one with a bath tub. The one with the bathtub had a problem with the seat missing one of the screws that holds the toilet seat down. 5. The sofa in the living room had not been cleaned so it had the contents of whoever had been there prior to our visit, this means the cleaners didn't clean the room. 6. There was a chewed chewing gum stuck in the kitchen, again if a cleaner visited to clean the rooms and the kitchen before our visit, they would have spotted this and placed it in the bin. 7. There was a room with no lights working, but luckily there was a lamp that we could use. 8. The stairs on the walk up to the flat are not easy to climb for children and there is a risk of them slipping and falling. It's especially difficult when you have luggage to carry up. 9. The fridge had not been cleaned, it had an item left from the last guests. This is another example of the kitchen not being cleaned. 10. No dishwasher, this is a must if you are catering for families. 11. I have added images of the dirt under the sofa cushions in the main room, again an example of it not being cleaned.
• Roxanne (10/5): Lovely family stay - Lovely spacious apartment, very clean and good location N/a
• Louise (9/5): Exactly what we needed for our family to have a comfortable stay - Very close to seafront. Parking space right outside. Comfy beds, quiet through the night. Rooms were spacious. Kitchen well equipped. Good value for money with three double bedrooms.
• Anthony (9/5): Lovely Appartment, spacious and clean. - Clean ,spacious and tidy. Difficult to find as above a shop. Could do with a better way of gaining entrance as had to Wait for the owner to turn up to collect key. But none of this Spoilt the overall experience of an enjoyable stay.
• Andy (10/5): Exceptional -
• Clare (10/5): Lovely apartment - Lovely apartment, clean and tidy.
• Ian (9/5): Superb -
• Michelle (8/5): Very good - Spacious for our family. Plenty of room, cozy beds. Staff was very kind and helpful. Tight on parking.
• Scott (6/5): Pleasant - Good size, good location Not 100% clean, would like to be able to turn off sensor light in hallway
• Anita (8/5): My stay was really nice and relaxing. - The location near to the beach and the park. The steep stairs and there was no sign to warn you about the step going into the apartment.
• Carrie-anne (10/5): Great find, would definitely stay again. - It was spacious and comfortable. Facilities were great. Could hear music from the shop in the bedroom next to the kitchen very early this morning.
• Michelle (9/5): Great stay and would return - Conveniently located and well equipped. Grateful to see shampoo and shower gel in bathroom. Very nice touch. Stairs very steep and feel that should be mentioned in case of people with mobility issues. Mentioned when handing back the key that there were no hand towels. Also kitchen sink is blocking which needs to be addressed ASAP to avoid flooding of apartment or shop underneath. Why not offer guests a starter shopping pack upon arrival I.e. milk and bread. Guest has to pay but a nice gesture.
• Saika (10/5): Exceptional -
• Amir (9/5): Superb -
• Mihaela (10/5): Exceptional - The flat was very clean and nice ,we really enjoyed The space
• John (9/5): Only stayed one night but would be more than happy to stay for longer in the future - Cosy, clean and warm
• Darren (8/5): Good for the money and very good for the kids and it has a park 1 minute away - It was all good but it needs tv channels as well not just internet on tv’s All off it and I would stay there again
• Ian (10/5): Exceptional -
• Suehillxx (10/5): Perfect southend accommodation - Beds were big and mega comfy Place was homely Friendly host and Easy check in check out Everything worked as it should do No issues at all Everything was fab :)
• Dawn (10/5): Beautiful apartment - The apartment was excellent. Spacious, clean, tastefully furnished and decorated and had everything we needed. Good location 😃 All good, nothing to complain about!
• Abdul (10/5): Beautiful Flat in Southend - very nice flat. All bedroom are great. There is a lot of space. Kitchen is well equipped, Bathrooms are clean. TV in all the rooms work. I would definitely stay here again. All was good.
• Janey (9/5): Southend Stay - Such a neat and spacious apartment, and situated so close to the beachfront! Our only difficulty was Mum trying to shower. A shower over a bath is difficult for an 85 year old. Other than that, everything was perfect!
• Shelly (8/5): Very good - Nice and compact. Very clean There was only one door of main street that locked .
• Zahra (9/5): Superb -
• Verity (9/5): Perfect stay. Superb location. Great apartment - Location, comfy beds, great room sizes Sofa wasn’t that comfy but we were hardly there so it didn’t really matter for us
• David (10/5): Exceptional - Well equipped, very clean, comfortable and a great location
• Amy (10/5): Excellent - Really good location and great set up. Clean and all items you need for a comfy stay Nothing
• Holly (9/5): Superb - The accommodation was very spacious and the Host was very accommodating. Had everything we needed . Definitely stay again Unfortunately it wasn't the Hosts fault bit the weather was terrible and the noise kept us up . But this is a fantastic place and will be great to stay in the summer as it's close the the beach
• Diana (10/5): Very good place - Location was very good , nearest to bus stop and the beach for sight seeing, but didn’t go Nothing really
• Helen (8/5): Very nice ,would use this rooms again - Not applicable Na
• Skull (5/5): Fine for one night. - There was enough space for 5 adults. Location was good. The double bed was small and uncomfortable. The radiator in the bathroom leaked. Cutlery was limited. 2 forks for 5 guests. Sofa was low and uncomfortable. Only 1 shower. Needs decorating.
• Rachel (7/5): Nice enough - The location was good. Nice size apartment . It was not so clean in the kitchen . And only 2 forks for 6 people . They say there’s parking but you can’t leave your car in front of the premises but you have to park up a near side road . Could have done with a small towel for the bathrooms.
• Abdul (10/5): Spacious apartment - Very clean and spacious apartment. It has everything you need for a comfortable stay. None
• Kelly (10/5): Great place to stay as a group of 6 - It was spacious and had everything we needed for an overnight stay Was also warm and cosy on a cold weekend It was all good
• Lauren (10/5): Exceptional - Great location and has everything you could need during your stay. Bedrooms are huge and 2 toilets was ideal. Perfect place to stay if you’re looking for a home from home, cosy, warm and comfortable. I’ll definitely be back in the summer.
• Alan (9/5): Superb -
• Entwistle (9/5): Superb - Very clean. Great location. Comfy beds. Some early morning noise from shop and delivery drivers below.
• Karen (10/5): Great place to stay - Loved whole surroundings. Had everything we needed. Clean, good quality consumables, spacious and very quiet Comfy rooms and lots of space for clothes Check in easy and staff helpful Great location and will be booking again Extractor fan needs overhaul Need to link mattresses together as they moved about Entrance stairs very steep

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